At least 12 US F-22 fighter jets landed at an Israeli air base on Tuesday amid escalating tensions with Iran, Israel’s public broadcaster KAN reported, Anadolu reports.
Twelve US F-22 fighter jets landed this afternoon at one of the Israeli Air Force bases in the south of the country, as part of the American deployment in the Middle East, KAN said.
It added that the aircraft are among the most advanced fighter jets in the world, possessed only by the USA, and are tasked, among other missions, with penetrating enemy territory and disabling air defense systems and radar installations.
The US has increased its military presence in the Persian Gulf region amid threats by US President Donald Trump of military action against Tehran if current nuclear negotiations fail.
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After the Israeli assassination of the leader of Iran, 27 US military bases and targets in Israel were compromised, including the tilting and sinking of the US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln.
As expected Trump was a chicken and withdrew together with chicken Israel. I just read yesterday, that Iran will attack no matter what the outcome of the negotiations are. I doubt it but it would be the right thing to do to the USA and to Israelis. They deserve to feel what Palestinians feel. Maybe they have time to think in their bunkers or safe rooms? Trump tries to be a big boy and claims that Iran is building nuclear weapons and that Iran is developing missiles that can reach the USA. It’s funny to think that as the US… Read more »